,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ac1       
#bjbj,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new
 ,york 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,miller1 ,mr4
 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,king of   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,hoyer1 ,mr4 ,barr1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4   
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of       
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mr4 ,turner1 
,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4   
,hastings1 and ,mr4 ,ferguson7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition 
to the ,committees on ,house            
,administration1 ,veterans' ,affairs1   
and the ,judiciary1 for a period to be  
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to make technical           
corrections relating to parental leave  
for ,federal employees1 and for other   

purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,employee  
,parental ,leave ,technical ,correction 
,act4  #b4 ,family and medical leave    
amendments  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,paid 
parental leave for employees of         
,district of ,columbia courts and       
,district of ,columbia ,public ,defender
 ,service  7,a7 ,district of ,columbia  
courts ,section #aa-agbf1 ,district of  
,columbia ,official ,code1 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection3  7d7 ,in carrying out the   
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq47 with
 respect to nonjudicial employees of the
 ,district of ,columbia courts1 the     
,joint ,committee on ,judicial          
,administration shall1 notwithstanding  
any provision of such ,act1 establish a 
paid parental leave program for the     
leave described in subparagraphs 7,a7   
and 7,b7 of section #ajb7;a77#a7 of such
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a77     
7relating to leave provided in          

connection with the birth of a child or 
the placement of a child for adoption or
 foster care74 ,in developing the terms 
and conditions for this program1 the    
,joint ,committee may be guided by the  
terms and conditions applicable to the  
provision of paid parental leave for    
employees of the ,federal ,government   
under chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 and any corresponding    
regulations4  4  7,b7 ,district of      
,columbia ,public ,defender ,service    
,section #cje of the ,district of       
,columbia ,court ,reform and ,criminal  
,procedure ,act of #aigj 7sec4 #b-afje1 
,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7d7 ,in carrying out the   
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq47 with
 respect to employees of the ,service1  
the ,director shall1 notwithstanding any
 provision of such ,act1 establish a    
paid parental leave program for the     
leave described in subparagraphs 7,a7   

and 7,b7 of section #ajb7;a77#a7 of such
 ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a77     
7relating to leave provided in          
connection with the birth of a child or 
the placement of a child for adoption or
 foster care74 ,in developing the terms 
and conditions for this program1 the    
,director may be guided by the terms and
 conditions applicable to the provision 
of paid parental leave for employees of 
the ,federal ,government under chapter  
#fc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
and any corresponding regulations4  4   
7#b7 ,clarification of use of other     
leave in addition to #ab weeks as       
,family and ,medical ,leave  7,a7 ,title
 #e ,section #fchb7;a7 of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 as amended by    
section #gfjb of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj1 is amended-- 7i7 in paragraph    
7#a71 in the matter preceding           
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 7or1 in 
the case of leave that includes leave   
under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of this 

paragraph1 #ab administrative workweeks 
of leave plus any additional period of  
leave used under subsection             
7d77#b77;,b77ii77 after #ab             
administrative workweeks of leave2 and  
7ii7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting 7or
 #bf administrative workweeks of leave  
plus any additional period of leave used
 under subsection 7d77#b77;,b77ii77     
after #bf administrative workweeks of   
leave4  7,b7 ,congressional employees   
,section #bjb7;a77#a7 of the            
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acab7;a77#a771 as  
amended by section #gfjc of the         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj1 is amended--   
7i7 in the second sentence1 by inserting
 and in the case of leave that includes 
leave for such an event1 the period of  
leave to which a covered employee is    
entitled under section #ajb7;a77#a7 of  
such ,act shall be #ab administrative   
workweeks of leave plus any additional  
period of leave used under subsection   

7d77#b77;,b7 of this section before the 
period2 and  7ii7 by striking the third 
sentence and inserting the following3   
,for purposes of applying section       
#ajb7;a77#d7 of such ,act1 in the case  
of leave that includes leave under      
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of section    
#ajb7;a77#a7 of such ,act1 a covered    
employee is entitled1 under paragraphs  
7#a7 and 7#c7 of section #ajb7;a7 of    
such ,act1 to a combined total of #bf   
workweeks of leave plus any additional  
period of leave used under subsection   
7d77#b77;,b7 of this section44  7,c7    
,other employees covered under the      
,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of     
#aiic ,section #ajb7;a7 of the ,family  
and ,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #bfaa7;a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
,special rules on period of leave ,with 
respect to an employee of the           
,government ,accountability ,office and 
an employee of the ,library of          
,congress-- 7,a7 in the case of leave   

that includes leave under subparagraph  
7,a7 or 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a71 the     
employee shall be entitled to #ab       
administrative workweeks of leave plus  
any additional period of leave used     
under subsection 7d77#c77;,b77ii7 of    
this section or section                 
#bjb7;d77#b77;,b7 of the ,congressional 
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #acab7;d77#b77;,b771 as the   
case may be2 and  7,b7 for purposes of  
paragraph 7#d71 the employee is         
entitled1 under paragraphs 7#a7 and     
7#c71 to a combined total of #bf        
workweeks of leave plus1 if applicable1 
any additional period of leave used     
under subsection 7d77#c77;,b77ii7 of    
this section or section                 
#bjb7;d77#b77;,b7 of the ,congressional 
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #acab7;d77#b77;,b771 as the   
case may be4  4  7#c7 ,applicability    
,the amendments made by this subsection 
shall not be effective with respect to  
any birth or placement occurring before 

,october #a1 #bjbj4  7b7 ,paid parental 
leave for presidential employees  7#a7  
,amendments to chapter #e of title #c1  
,united ,states ,code ,section #dab of  
title #c1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by
 adding at the end the following3 ,in   
applying section #ajb of such ,act with 
respect to leave for an event described 
in subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 or 7,b7 of   
such section to covered employees1      
subsection 7c7 of this section shall    
apply and in the case of leave that     
includes leave for such an event1 the   
period of leave to which a covered      
employee is entitled under section      
#ajb7;a77#a7 of such ,act shall be #ab  
administrative workweeks of leave plus  
any additional period of leave used     
under subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 of this   
section4 ,for purposes of applying      
section #ajb7;a77#d7 of such ,act1 in   
the case of leave that includes leave   
under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of      
section #ajb7;a77#a7 of such ,act1 a    

covered employee is entitled1 under     
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c7 of section     
#ajb7;a7 of such ,act1 to a combined    
total of #bf workweeks of leave plus any
 additional period of leave used under  
subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 of this         
section42  7,b7 by redesignating        
subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections  
7d7 and 7e71 respectively2  7,c7 by     
inserting after subsection 7b7 the      
following3  7c7 ,special rule for paid  
parental leave  7#a7 ,substitution of   
paid leave ,a covered employee may elect
 to substitute for any leave without pay
 under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of     
section #ajb7;a77#a7 of the ,family and 
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a77 any paid leave 
which is available to such employee for 
that purpose4  7#b7 ,amount of paid     
leave ,the paid leave that is available 
to a covered employee for purposes of   
paragraph 7#a7 is-- 7,a7 the number of  
weeks of paid parental leave in         
connection with the birth or placement  

involved that corresponds to the number 
of administrative workweeks of paid     
parental leave available to employees   
under section #fchb7;d77#b77;,b77i7 of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and    
7,b7 during the #ab-month period        
referred to in section #ajb7;a77#a7 of  
the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act of 
#aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a77 and 
in addition to the administrative       
workweeks described in subparagraph     
7,a71 any additional paid vacation1     
personal1 family1 medical1 or sick leave
 provided by the employing office to    
such employee4  7#c7 ,limitation        
,nothing in this section or section     
#ajb7;d77#b77;,a7 of the ,family and    
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;d77#b77;,a77 shall be  
considered to require or permit an      
employing office to require that an     
employee first use all or any portion of
 the leave described in paragraph       
7#b77;,b7 before being allowed to use   
the paid parental leave described in    

paragraph 7#b77;,a74  7#d7 ,additional  
rules ,paid parental leave under        
paragraph 7#b77;,a7-- 7,a7 shall be     
payable from any appropriation or fund  
available for salaries or expenses for  
positions within the employing office2  
7,b7 if not used by the covered employee
 before the end of the #ab-month period 
7as referred to in section #ajb7;a77#a7 
of the ,family and ,medical ,leave ,act 
of #aiic 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfab7;a77#a777 
to which it relates1 shall not          
accumulate for any subsequent use2 and  
7,c7 shall apply without regard to the  
limitations in subparagraph 7,e71 7,f71 
or 7,g7 of section #fchb7;d77#b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or     
section #ajd7;c77#b7 of the ,family and 
,medical ,leave ,act of #aiic 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfad7;c77#b774  2 and  7,d7  
in subsection 7e77#a71 as so            
redesignated1 by striking subsection 7c7
 and inserting subsection 7d74  7#b7    
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
this subsection shall not be effective  

with respect to any birth or placement  
occurring before ,october #a1 #bjbj4    
7c7 ,,faa and ,,tsa  7#a7 ,application  
of ,federal ,,fml  7,a7 ,in general     
,section #djabb7;g77#b7 of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 
in subparagraph 7,i77iii71 by striking  
and at the end2  7ii7 in subparagraph   
7,j71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7,k7  
subchapter ,v of chapter #fc1 relating  
to family and medical leave4  4  7,b7   
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
subparagraph 7,a7 shall not be effective
 with respect to any event for which    
leave may be taken under subchapter ,v  
of chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 occurring before ,october
 #a1 #bjbj4  7#b7 ,corrections for ,,tsa
 screeners ,section #gfjf of the        
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj is amended--    
7,a7 by striking ,section #aaa7;d77#b7  
and inserting the following3  7a7 ,in   

general ,section #aaa7;d77#b7  2 and    
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7b7 ,effective date2 application  7#a7
 ,in general ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a7 shall not be effective   
with respect to any event for which     
leave may be taken under subchapter ,v  
of chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 occurring before ,october
 #a1 #bjbj4  7#b7 ,application to       
service requirement for eligibility ,for
 purposes of applying the period of     
service requirement under subparagraph  
7,b7 of section #fcha7a7 to an          
individual appointed under section      
#aaa7;d77#a7 of the ,aviation and       
,transportation ,security ,act 7#di     
,u4,s4,c4 #ddice note71 the amendment   
made by subsection 7a7 of this section  
shall apply with respect to any period  
of service by the individual under such 
an appointment1 including service before
 the effective date of such amendment4  
4  7d7 ,title #ch employees  7#a7 ,in   
general ,section #gdbe of title #ch1    

,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7
 in subsection 7b71 by striking         
,notwithstanding and inserting ,except  
as provided in subsection 7c71 and      
notwithstanding2 and  7,b7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7c7             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subchapter1 the ,administration    
shall provide to individuals appointed  
to any position described in section    
#gdba7;b7 who are employed by the       
,administration family and medical leave
 in the same manner1 to the maximum     
extent practicable1 as family and       
medical leave is provided under         
subchapter ,v of chapter #fc of title #e
 to employees1 as defined in section    
#fcha7a7 of such title4  4  7#b7        
,applicability ,the amendments made by  
paragraph 7#a7 shall not be effective   
with respect to any event for which     
leave may be taken under subchapter ,v  
of chapter #fc of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 occurring before ,october
 #a1 #bjbj4  7e7 ,article ,i judges     

7#a7 ,bankruptcy judges ,section        
#aec7;d7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,a 
bankruptcy judge and inserting 7#a7     
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 a
 bankruptcy judge2 and  7,b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#b7 ,the    
provisions of subchapter ,v of chapter  
#fc of title #e shall apply to a        
bankruptcy judge as if the bankruptcy   
judge were an employee 7within the      
meaning of subparagraph 7,a7 of section 
#fcha7a7 of such title74  4  7#b7       
,magistrate judges ,section #fca7k7 of  
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,a ,united   
,states magistrate judge and inserting  
7#a7 ,except as provided in paragraph   
7#b71 a ,united ,states magistrate      
judge2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7#b7 ,the provisions of 
subchapter ,v of chapter #fc of title #e
 shall apply to a ,united ,states       
magistrate judge as if the ,united      
,states magistrate judge were an        

employee 7within the meaning of         
subparagraph 7,a7 of section #fcha7a7 of
 such title74  4  7#c7 ,applicability   
,the amendments made by this subsection 
shall not be effective with respect to  
any birth or placement occurring before 
,october #a1 #bjbj4  7f7 ,technical     
corrections  7#a7 ,section #gfje of the 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj is amended by   
striking on active duty each place it   
appears and inserting on covered active 
duty4  7#b7 ,subparagraph 7,e7 of       
section #fchb7;d77#b7 of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code1 as added by      
section #gfjb of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj1 is amended by striking the       
requirement to complete and all that    
follows and inserting the service       
requirement under subparagraph 7,b7 of  
section #fcha7a744  7g7 ,effective date 
,the amendments made by this section    
shall take effect as if enacted         
immediately after the enactment of the  

,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj4